Stitch Wars Strikes Back!

The day is almost here! I am so excited!!!.... and a little disappointed that I didn't get to make Princess Leia like I anticipated, but I will still make her even if its not for the art show. Anyway back to excited and good news! My art pieces in the mail. The post office employee said it should be there by Saturday.... but I am expecting them to arrive at Bear and Bird Boutique + Gallery early next week. I have delivery confirmation on the package and will post a retraction next week if it arrives on Saturday. My flight to Florida to assist to the grand opening of Stitch Wars Strikes Back is booked and now I am officially 100% ready for the show! ...are you?

If any of you is coming down for the show let me know, I would love to meet you. You can RSVP in the facebook event page.

Check out some of my pieces for the Stitch Wars Strikes Back show.

Han Solo and Cute Chewbacca


Party Chewbacca


Cute Chewbacca


Spaghetti Fett. You may not be able to tell from this picture but that is his gun on the side.

Stitch Wars Strikes Back!

The excitement for this show has been uncontainable!!! ...I wonder, is that a real word? Oh look! It is!

I've been looking forward to Stitch Wars Strikes Back since opening night of Stitch Wars (2009), when Amanda mentioned that she wanted to do it again in a few years. Inside my head I was like, OMG!!! I can't wait! Ever since then I been dreaming nothing but Star Wars.... ok maybe that's taking it a bit too far... the characters have been in my mind since the first show though. Hence the update and multiple re-prints of the Star Wars stickers. I haven't wanted to do the plush dolls outside of the show because I wanted them to be special... ok except for the Friendly Wampa that has been commissioned 4 times. But that's IT, there are only 6 of him in existence! What I am trying to say is that this show is very special to me because it was my first gallery invitation show. I want to Celebrate the upcoming Stitch Wars Strikes Back, so I created my very first Small Tips post, I hope you all enjoy them.

You can also visit my site to see more images.

Small Tips : Posts to help and support the plush hand crafting community.

Tip 1. Select your materials. In this case I am using fleece, which is a stretchy material, so I need to make sure that when I cut my pieces they are all stretching to the same side. That is very important to remember, the stuffed plush could look awkward if the material stretches in different directions.


Tip 2. If you have a pattern cut all your fabric first and pin them together. I know we want to get to sewing as soon as possible, but believe me this way saves time and avoids errors/mistakes... oh look at that I forgot the boots and belt buckle.


Much better. Those are his ears, by the belt and to the right of the head. His arms are on top of the yellow felt to the right.


Tip 3. Save your patterns in plastic bags and label them. I like to save a picture of what the final product should resemble. It helps me remember the design, and of course do multiples if necessary. I also like to write notes on my patterns, specially if its an old pattern and I have learned better ways to do things.


I hope to see you all at Stitch Wars Strikes Back at Bear and Bird Gallery + Boutique, Lauderhill, FL on opening night August 13.

Star Wars Stickers

The New "Star Wars" sticker set is done and for sale in my etsy store. This new set has 8 different stickers and adds slave Princess Leia to the collection.


Set includes (from top left to bottom right) Ewok, Han Solo and Chewaca, Han Solo, Princess Leia, Wampa, Bloody Wampa, Carbonite Han Solo and Chewaca.

Star Wars Stickers 2.0

If you have been reading this blog a while you know I haven talking about making a new set of my original Stitch Wars stickers. I have done multiple reprints and a new series has been long overdue. Here is a sneak peek of what I am working on. There is also a new character. They will be for sale next week at my etsy shop. Is a very limited print, so if you want your set either pre order by sending my an email (dennrodriguez (at) gmail.com) or go to the shop fast!

Vinyl Stitch Wars Stickers

Oh my goodness!!! I just found out that the stickers are printed in vinyl! How cool is that!?!? I should be getting the first batch next week. I'm hoping to have them by Tuesday. It all depends on the mail, and lately is super slow... I been waiting for my netflix since Wednesday. Arghhh!!! Anyway I'm super sicked! Can't wait to see them!

Got the Stickers!
Sorry don't have pictures of the actual stickers but they definitely came out nice! I already have a trade set up with an artist friend in Mexico. So again if you are interested in one of your own shot me and email, or leave me a comment.

Limited set available in my shop.

Stitch Wars Stickers

Series available in my shop.

I have a new set of stickers coming soon based on of my plush submissions to the Stitch Wars show. Most of these illustrations I originally created for the patterns, then I put color to decided the fabric. Is a bit more time consuming this way, but then I have a good idea of how the final plush should and mostlikely look like.

I'm not sure the quantity of sticker I'll be getting but I'm definitely planing on putting them up and giving them to friends. I'll have to cut them by hand and then spray them with some UV resistant gloss stuff. If you are interested in a trade let me know. They are close to 3 inches tall.

Set of 7 now availably at my shop.

Stitch Wars opened this weekend!

It was such a good opening night. The croud was great and the artwork even better. It was a fun fill show. If you missed it go check out the pictures at Bear and Bird's flickr. Some of the pieces look really good online but just amazing in person. There is some detail that can only be appreciated in person. ::hint hint:: go check out the show in person.

I'm very excited. I just found out that all my pieces sold and they are going to nice loving homes. I also got a commision to create another "Friendly Wampa".


Jedi Luchador Ewok


Friendly Wampa


Han Solo and Chewy

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Han Solo


Jedi Luchador Ewok

For the past month or so I been working hard on some new plushes for the upcoming show at Bear and Bird gallery. So far I have 2 characters done and planning on finishing at least two more. A Wampa should be somewhere in the mix. As soon as I have some images available I will post. For now you can visit my flickr so see some work in progress. Oh yeah, Stitch Wars will be happening July 18 - August 28.